Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Página 486por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Henry Stevens (Jr.) - 1853 - 138 páginas
...;l;.sby things : Reading maketh a fnll roan ; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man ; andi therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little he had need have mnch cnnning, to seem to know... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 430 páginas
...nor to believe, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Reading maketh...present wit; and if he read little, have much cunning to Beem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics suhtle, natural... | |
| 1854 - 794 páginas
...distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketli a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ; and therefore,...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 páginas
...distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And therefore...had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
| 1898 - 788 páginas
...distilled books are, like common distilled walers, flashy things. Reading makelh a full man; conférence a ready man ; and writing an exact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he had need hâve a gréai memory; if he confer little, he had need hâve a présent wit; and if he read Utile,... | |
| Manfred Görlach - 1991 - 492 páginas
...Bookes, are like Common distilled Waters, Flashy things. Reading 55 maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; And Writing an Exact Man. And therefore, If a Man Write little, he had need haue a Great memory; if he Conferre little, he had need haue a Present Wit; And if he Reade litle,... | |
| David J. Silk - 1995 - 182 páginas
...you mean business. Chapter 2 Communication and management 'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
| Nancy Carrick, Lawrence Finsen - 1997 - 324 páginas
...words that clog your meaning. Parallel Phrases and Clauses Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know... | |
| 李正栓, 李翠亭 - 1998 - 424 páginas
...essay? 3.Translate this passage into Chinese. Exe 「 cise 叉 O Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have more cunning, to seem to know... | |
| David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - 2000 - 604 páginas
...attention. Francis Bacon, 1597/1625, 'Of Studies', in Essays 20:4 Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore,...had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit [ready mind]; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... | |
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